Mort Garson (July 20, 1924 – January 4, 2008) was a Canadian musician, composer and electronic music pioneer. He is perhaps best known for his original work with the Moog synthesizer in the late 60s and early 70s.

His solo material garnered a cult following as a result of the obscurity and desirability of his preeminent work with keyboards and electronic instruments. He amassed an impressive array of production, arrangement and songwriting credits with such artists as Cliff Richard, Glenn Yarborough and The Shadows. He also wrote and composed theme music for several films, musicals and television shows.

Furthermore, Mort Garson’s compositions were broadcast during the 1969 Apollo Moon Landing. He described his thought process to The LA Times:

The only sounds that go along with space travel are electronic ones… The Apollo film shows different facets of the flight – blastoff, separation of the stages of the rocket, scenes of the moon at close range, of the astronauts playing games in the ship and of Earthrise. [The music] has to carry the film along. It has to echo the sound of the blastoff and even the static you hear on the astronauts' report from space. People are used to hearing things from outer space, not just seeing them.